...as it's certainly the way my studio days go.
I started with a play prompt for the month which was to gesso a book spread, loosely draw objects with charcoal and play with it using fingers, wet brush, etc.
I actually completed it within the first two weeks of May - yay for me! And since I had both the book and gesso out, I gessoed another spread, scribbled back into the gesso with the 'wrong' end of a paintbrush, and used the inks sitting nearby to play.
I love the way the very yellowed pages of the ancient book show through and the pop-up of words that resisted all those layers.
I suspect these techniques would be a lot of fun to use on that very big panel,
which I was supposed to be starting on this past week.
I did manage to get back to cutting on that scribble stencil,
but didn't get too far before I had to test it on the aforementioned book pages to make sure it was what I intended.
And, of course, there is a painting started for an upcoming granddaughter's third birthday next month, and it's hardly past the conception stage. I really need to get at it!! Truly, it's not helpful that there are three+ tables in the studio to keep projects on the go.
Meanwhile, my brain is sidetracked again as I look at the pile of books 'in process' on the sideboard table and wonder when I'll get back to them. The possibilities on all counts are endless, and so is my furiously distractible mind. I LOVE being an artist.
